Doucet Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Nationstar Mortgage

Doucet & Associates filed a class action lawsuit against Nationstar Mortgage alleging a systematic practice of collecting and attempting to collect fees that were discharged following bankruptcy. Our client was forced to take money out of his wife’s 401k to prevent Nationstar from inexplicably foreclosing on his home. He alleges Nationstar made no effort to adequately explain or rectify the charges on his account, and damaged his credit by considering his account delinquent even after receiving a court discharge.

Terry Forson filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy in 2008 and spent the next five years adhering to the repayment plan approved by the court. At the end of this period, the court issued an order deeming his mortgage current and requiring Nationstar to adjust his loan balances to reflect the amounts paid and discharged. In preparation for resuming responsibility for his mortgage, Mr. Forson sent a letter to Nationstar requesting information regarding his post-bankruptcy loan.

Forson claims Nationstar ignored his request for several months and never told him what his monthly payments would be. He contacted the trustee who managed his finances during bankruptcy and made several monthly payments for the amount he advised. According to the lawsuit, Nationstar accepted all of these payments.

After three months and two more written requests, Forson finally received some of the information he requested. However, the information he received made no mention of his total loan balance or any recent account activity. When Forson called to inquire about this, Nationstar responded by telling him to fax written his request. He obliged, but claims Nationstar never responded.

Forson eventually found a way to access his mortgage through Nationstar’s website. He was shocked to find the site allegedly stated he owed roughly $7,000 in delinquent payments and “Lender Paid Expenses.” Forson maintains Nationstar never adequately explained these charges to him, but spent the next eight months insisting his account was delinquent. Nationstar also allegedly refused to deem his mortgage current because it claimed he was delinquent on two payments. However, he made regular monthly payments every month both during and after bankruptcy, all of which were accepted.

Forson continued to make regular monthly payments until August 2014, when Nationstar rejected Forson’s payment. Forson called Nationstar about this, and it stated the amount was insufficient to cover the $8,100 he owed. Forson removed that money from his wife’s 401k in order to prevent what he felt was an imminent foreclosure. Despite their alleged claims that the $8,100 was required to bring his account current, Forson claims that Nationstar never updated his mortgage status. Forson made regular payments to Nationstar until the following March, when the company barred him access to the website.

Doucet & Associates believes that this is indicative of a broad pattern of incorrectly charging debtors for previously discharged debts, and has filed this class action lawsuit against Nationstar on behalf of Mr. Forson and those similarly situated. We estimate this case could be representative of at least thousands of individuals and encourage anyone who has gone through a similar experience with Nationstar or any other mortgage loan servicer to call us immediately at (614) 944-5219 if they live in Ohio or have been discharged from Chapter 13 bankruptcy.

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